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• GDC 10: Puzzle Quest 2 will ruin your life
  Look, I knew I would be seeing Puzzle Quest 2 today, all day. My scheduled meeting was later in the afternoon, but  leading up to that time, I became increasingly nervous about finally getting my hands on the game. You see, the first Puzzle Quest made a sizable dent in my remaining lifespan. I have given too large a portion of my existence to t […]
• Will Wright says the Wii is a toy
  Iconic game designer Will Wright has described the Wii as more of a toy than a gaming console, and believes the system should be considered as such. Before you get your torches and pitchforks though, bear in mind that he doesn't mean that as a bad thing. "I think the Wii is a very unique platform, and that's kind of its core valu […]
• GDC 10: Why gaming veterans are flocking to social gaming
  The names Brenda Brathwaite, Brian Reynolds, Noah Falstein and Steve Meretzky may not be instantly recognizable, but their gamemaking pedigrees are more than enough proof of their service to core gamers. Meretzky created, among other things, the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy computer game alongside Douglas Adams. Brathwaite started her c […]
• GDC 10: Transformers: War for Cybertron meets my eye
  What if you were to build a full-on third-person shooter from the ground up, with the controls and action that you're used to, and then work the world of Transformers on top of it? That's exactly what they did with Transformers: War for Cybertron. This way, the design focus was on control, and the end result of this is a game with thi […]
• GDC 10: Teaching child violence prevention through gaming
  Allan McCullough is a man with a very noble quest. He wants to help educate children so that they know how to deal with violence. How does he plan to do it? Videogames. As someone who loves to see developers use the power of games to do good, his GDC session, titled "Violence Prevention - Playing a Video Game Can Make a Difference", s […]
• EA Sports Active 2.0 coming to PS3, snubs Xbox 360
  Well, the console wars are officially over. Electronic Arts has announced that cynical "me too" fitness game, EA Sports Active 2.0, is coming to multiple platforms, but will skip the Xbox 360 for some reason. The Wii, PS3, and even iPhone are getting a version, but Microsoft has been left in the cold.  The PS3 version looks like it […]
• Yggdra Union prequel announced for PSP, Blaze Union
  If you like obscure Japanese strategy RPGs, then you best dust off your PSP. Atlus is publishing a new SRPG that acts as a prequel to Yggdra Union called Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future. Yes, that sounds like the kind of name a Japanese SRPG would have.  Blaze Union will have players step into the boots of female warrior Garlot, a red-ha […]
• Square Enix ships five million Final Fantasy XIIIs
  Did you know that Final Fantasy XIII is kind of a big deal? Apparently it is, because Square Enix has revealed that five million copies of the thing has shipped worldwide. Three million of those games have infiltrated North America and Europe. Yeah, this game is rather large. XIII is still selling really well in Japan, having launched for the P […]
• Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360 'not a hard decision'
  With Final Fantasy XIII finally releasing in North America, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has touched upon the always controversial decision to port the game to Xbox 360. According to Wada, it wasn't a hard decision to make. His team wanted to do it, and the install base was such that it was essentially a no-brainer. "The Xbox tea […]
• Why did nobody tell me about Flip's Twisted World?
  Okay, this is a game I have not seen before. It's a game many people have not seen before. This makes no sense whatsoever, as it looks exactly like the kind of game that should be slapping Wii owners in the face and demanding their attention. Flip's Twisted World has an open platforming design and visual style that draws out memo […]